Update on the GreenGlides upholstery tool project

[Mikey P]

The final version will have the black sleeve mated to a black swivel cuff and a green vacuum hose..

I was thinking of calling it The GreenGlides upholstery tool which is what most will call it naturally, but Jim thinks it should have a snazzier name like the Chosen wand



How about:

The Jubilee: In the Old Testament, the Jubilee was a year of freedom, restoration, and returning things to their original state. This name would perfectly represent a tool that cleans and restores worn fabric, making it feel new again.



Fwiw, there's a internal fitting inside the head that's of a degree that's never been made before, that we'll need to create and manufacture.

It's exciting to create something, essentially from scratch, considering the titanium head with it's many tweaks, has also never been made before..

There's going to be a substantial demand for this tool and at this point Jim and I will be the only distributors

After a while I may entertain the possibility of a large distributor buying them in quantities, If it doesn't get knocked off by then .

 

[Doug Cox]

The Chosen Wander

 

[roro]

$7million Upper scale house that is a second home for these people.. They complained about why we were more expensive than the last cleaner.. It's because we have to fix the screw-ups associated from the previous.. The cleaning is easy, if you know what your doing..

We are considered the "Fixers" for other cleaners.. If they mess it up You can't fix the rusting from the staples..

HydroF or phosohoric doesn't do it for you?

 

[Nate The Great]

HydroF or phosohoric doesn't do it for you?

It will, but you'll be chasing your tail.. I didn't cause it, and I know when to tuck in my cape..

They barked about our price, saying it's way more expensive than the last cleaners............ Call them back if you were happy with the results..

We initially declined to do the work because the owners were trying to nitpick our invoice, the property manager fought to have us do it..

 

[Joseph Petrichor]

Upo de’ jour

 

[Joseph Petrichor]

You'd have loved a Hydrokentic tool.. Only if they made it in plastic due to the weight.. It would glide over fabric, but you still had to watch your pressure..

The Hydrokinetic is still what I use to this day (heavy as a tank) and tried the SS for many years, although just not sold on ever buying another one. Most likely going to go with the Butler/ prochem one when the HK bites the dust.

 

[jeffexe]

After a lot of testing and dissecting and tweaking we've gotten to the point of me handing the tool back to Westpac and say let's run with it.

The all titanium head will have a very large view window on the front and a inch and a quarter internal hose setup in 10, 15 and 20 ft options

The 01 single jet sits in its own spray chamber that offers amazing over spray control allowing you to clean microfibers and other flat weaves in the very tidy way

The Glide is easily removed if you want to detail staircases and not fret about damage that the tactless will do to your soft Teflon accessory.

There will be a optional and removable heat creating circulating system that will fix to the other end of the hideAhose for those that feel they need full truck mount heat when cleaning upholstery.

I call the Glide an "accessory" because the hand tool also works very well without the Glide when needed such as when doing detail work or very rough sturdy fabrics..

It's extremely comfortable to use due to its angle and lightweight and the flexibility of the swivelized hose

Mr Pemberton used it on a few pieces over the past few days and I'll let him comment on his findings


I'll be with the Westpac team next week where we'll go over some of the details and we may see this fun to use, long needed, versatile tool in production within the next 2 months, hopefully.

I'm not interested in any more suggestions. It's been through the gamut with various veteran specialists has passed muster.

Cost is yet to be determined but my goal is to make it a great value just like the rest of my tools.

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Looking forward to the final production. I think you have addressed all the major shortcomings of the jetted upholstery tools. Nice work Mike.